Table 5.

Symptom prevalence in breast cancer (n = 101), multiple myeloma (n = 107), and prostate cancer patients (n = 66), correlations with a φ coefficient ≥ 0.5

Symptoms	coefficient	Fisher´s exact test
Breast cancer
General pain (46) and Joint pain (49)	0.50	0.000*
Muscle pain (48) and Joint pain (49) General pain (46) and Muscle pain (48)	0.52 0.50	0.000* 0.000*
Multiple myeloma
Muscle pain (48) and Joint pain (49)	0.51	0.000*
Prostate cancer
Decreased libido (60) and Delayed orgasm (61)	0.52	0.000*
Decreased libido (60) and Achieve and maintain erection (64)	0.51	0.001*
Achieve and maintain erection (64) and Ejaculation (65)	0.69	0.000*

* p < 0.05: statistically significant